Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk Site 132/2 launched Kosmos 994 (Zaliv #25), a Soviet military navigation satellite of the Parus/Zaliv series providing Doppler positioning for naval and ground forces.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 800 kg
- Flight
- 179th
- of 445 Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flights
- Date and time
- 15 March 1978, 15:57 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Builder
- Polyot
- Launch site
- 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Navigation
- International designator
- 1978-028
- Launches in 1978
- 28th of 128
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